Mount Nathan flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Nathan’s 755 mapped properties, 6.2% are in a mapped flood area and 84.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Nathan’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Mount Nathan address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mount Nathan
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Nathan. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Nathan
Mount Nathan sits in the Nerang police division, which recorded 5,655 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,655 total. Figures are for the whole Nerang police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Nathan
Mount Nathan is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural residential landscape and environment precinct
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural landscape and environment precinct
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: None
School catchments in Mount Nathan
Mount Nathan can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Nathan
At the 2021 Census, 17.1% of Mount Nathan’s 1,375 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mount Nathan
Gold Coast council approved 7,621 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gold Coast council area (not just Mount Nathan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 142 Nathanvale Drive, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 16 Valleyview Drive, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 1 Potoroo Drive, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 29 Pasture Place, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 38-40 Trentbridge Court, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 6 Bridgewater Place, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 6 Mungindie Court, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
- 7 Creek Flat Road, Mount Nathan QLD 4211
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gold Coast
Compare Mount Nathan with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.